Body Mass Index and the Risk of Death Following the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer in Postmenopausal Women (United States)
β Scribed by V. Paul Doria-Rose; Polly A. Newcomb; Libby M. Morimoto; John M. Hampton; Amy Trentham-Dietz
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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